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Divorce Italian Style AKA Divorzio all'italiana (1961)

Baron Ferdinando Cefal? (Marcello Mastroianni) longs to marry his nubile young cousin Angela (Stefania Sandrelli), but one obstacle stands in his way: his fatuous and fawning wife, Rosalia (Daniela Rocca)....
Director: Pietro Germi

OVERALL: Draw
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R0 America - Criterion Collection
R2 Italy - Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

R0 America - Criterion Collection
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DISC ONE
* The Film

DISC TWO
"Pietro Germi: The Man with the Cigar in His Mouth" documentary by critic and filmmaker Mario Sesti (38:49)
"Delighting in Contrasts" collection of interviews with Sesti and actors Lando Buzzanca and Stefania Sandrelli discussing Germi on the set of Divorce Italian Style (30:40)
Interview with screenwriter Ennio De Concini (7:10)
Rare Screen-Test Footage:
- Stefania Sandrelli (4:35)
- Daniela Rocca (3:49)

English (optional)

Picture Format:

Italian Dolby Digital 1.0

Comes with a 28-page booklet, featuring a new essay by film critic Stuart Klawans and reprinted pieces by filmmaker Martin Scorsese and film historian Andrew Sarris.
Black "Double Alpha" case.
Aspect ratio measured by DVD Beaver; Criterion claim it is 1.85:1.

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R2 Italy - Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Interviews with Stefania Sandrelli, Alessandra Milo, Lando Buzzanca and Ennio De Concini (24:45)
Screen-Test Footage of Daniela Rocca & Stefania Sandrelli (8:56)
5 Archive Interview clips with Pietro Germi (2:09)
Poster
List of CristaldiFilm price winners
Previews of CristaldiFilm on DVD

English, French, Italian

Picture Format:

Italian Dolby Digital 5.1
Italian Dolby Digital 1.0

Extras are not subtitled.

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OVERALL: Draw

The Criterion release has the better selection of extras, and is also fully English-friendly.
The Italian release offers a remastered DD5.1 soundtrack in addition to the original mono. However, only the movie is English-friendly; its extras are not subtitled.

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CUTS:
- R0 America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (104:36 NTSC).
- R2 Italy- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment - No cuts (100:24 PAL).
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Comparison added by The Rewind Team on 13/05/05
Comparison last updated by Rob_Hunt on 18/01/21

UPDATE LOG:

13/05/05: Initial entry.
18/91/21: Updated comparison, added ASINs, corrected broken IMDb link.
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